Did you know?

Saint Thomas Academy has the largest financial assistance package available, as a percentage of tuition, for a private school in Minnesota. We will award $2,000,000 in need-based grants for the
2009-10 school year.

During the 2008-09 school year, the average financial aid package awarded per student
was $7,100. That decreased tuition by almost half.

The Academy awards at least 26 merit scholarships to incoming students every year.
That is a minimum of $25,000 available in addition to financial assistance.

Saint Thomas Academy students traditionally score higher than the Minnesota and
national averages for SAT and ACT college entrance exams.

Ninety-eight percent of the Class of 2008 went on to post-secondary education (four alumni are playing junior hockey and one joined the U.S. Marine Corp). The Class received approximately $4 million in scholarships. The Class of 2008 had two National Merit Scholarship recipients and four commended students.

STA offers more than 40 co-curricular athletics and activities – every student will
find his niche.

Research shows that boys have different learning styles than girls. The faculty members
at STA design their curriculum toward boys, allowing them to excel in the classroom.
Approximately 83% of the teachers hold a Masters or Ph.D. in their field.

The average class size at STA is 18 – one of the lowest in the metro area for
private schools. This allows for individual attention to every student.

As part of the graduation requirement, seniors volunteer 100 hours of community
service time to organizations across the Twin Cities. On a regular basis, students also work
with Sharing and Caring Hands, Meal on Wheels, Catholic Charities, and Habitat for Humanity.
Campus Ministry programs work with people in the state, the country, and abroad.

In 2007/2008, the Swim and Dive team won the State Championship; the Hockey team won the State Championship; the Basketball team placed second in the state; the Experimental Vehicle Team created a "safer electric motorcycle" that received international accolades; the VISTA Production of Into the Woods won nine Hennepin Theatre Trust's Spotlight Musical Program awards; and the Rifle Team won the gold medal for a Minnesota competition.